Fmcna - Northeast Louisiana Dialysis Ctr
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
39/ 100
Fmcna - South Monroe
Dialysis center · 1710 Southern Ave, Monroe, LA 71202
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 4★
18/ 100
Poor
Better than 18% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Fresenius Medical Care · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✓ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- Yes, a shift starts after 5 pm
- Stations
- 25 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2013-04-18 · CCN 192712
- Rank in Monroe, LA
- #2 of 3 dialysis centers
- Rank in Louisiana
- #124 of 167 scored centers
- County
- Ouachita
- ESRD Network
- Network 13 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 2 of 13 reported measures, worse on 7.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 25.7 | 23 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 153 | 147.7 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 38.7% | 27% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.87 | 0.37 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 1.7 | 1.18 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.86 | 1.29 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 40.6% | 54.7% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 20% | 16% | 19% | About the same |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 97% | 97.6% | 97% | About the same |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 0% | 1% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 28% | 18% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.2 | 1.06 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 5.6% | 15.4% | 16.5% | Worse |
Rates for deaths, hospital admissions and transfusions are risk-adjusted per 100 patient-years; ratios compare the center to what CMS expects for its patients (1.00 = as expected). State figures are the average of centers in the state. 'CMS:' notes show CMS's own verdict after accounting for statistical uncertainty.
What patients say (ICH-CAHPS survey)
In-center hemodialysis patient survey (0–100 scores): better than the national average on 1 of 6 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 82 | 83 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 87 | 81 | 81 | Better |
| Providing information to patients | 82 | 79 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 84 | 86 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 91 | 87 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 92 | 88 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 43 completed interviews (23% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Other dialysis centers in Monroe
Fmcna - North Monroe
✓ In-center✓ Evening shift
17/ 100
Dialysis centers nearby
Fmcna - West Monroe
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
40/ 100
Fresenius Kidney Care Ouachita Home
✓ PD✓ Home HD
87/ 100
Fmcna - Ouachita Dialysis
✓ In-center
10/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is Fmcna - South Monroe Medicare-certified?
Yes. Fmcna - South Monroe (CMS Certification Number 192712) has been Medicare-certified since 2013-04-18, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Fmcna - South Monroe offer?
Fmcna - South Monroe reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 25 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does Fmcna - South Monroe compare to other dialysis centers?
Fmcna - South Monroe scores 18/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 18% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #124 of 167 scored centers in Louisiana. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Fmcna - South Monroe?
Fmcna - South Monroe is operated by Fresenius Medical Care and is a for-profit facility.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, Dialysis Facility Compare and ICH-CAHPS (2026-09-29). Dialysis Scorecard is not affiliated with Fmcna - South Monroe or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.